TV Guide 2025-03-08

New this week: competitive chess in Chess Masters Colon The Endgame (BBC2, Mon). A new series of The Finish Line (BBC1, weekdays), and Scotland's Greatest Escape returns (BBC Scotland, Mon).

The grand finals for Dancing on Ice (ITV, Sun), The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, Sun), Popmaster TV (More4, Tue), and Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld, Wed). Bargain Hunt marks 25 years on air with a special programme (BBC1, Thu).

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Saturday 8 March

In for a Penny (ITV Breakfast Broadcasting, 6am) Stephen is in the Selly Oak car park, if anyone needs to know this information.
Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
Bargain Hunt (BBC1 Scotland, 11.30am) Allows them to show a men's football match involving the mighty [checks notes] Queen's Park.
Yankee Ninja Warrior (ITV2, 12.55) Series 15, shown on NBC in 2023.
The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5pm) Adam Jones, Monica Dolan, Dom Wood, Dick McCourt, Anne Hegerty. Repeat from January 2024.

Primetime

Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 6pm) House of Games posited the spin-off series Windscreen Wiper of Fortune; thanks, now we're interested.
Gladiators (BBC1, 7pm) A new event: a cage race. Repeated BBC1 2.50 Sunday.
Got Talent (VM1 and ITV, 7pm) KSI is tonight's guest judge. Repeated on ITV Breakfast Broadcasting at 6.25am tomorrow, ITV2 at 4pm, and VM1 at 3.40.
Would I Lie to You The Unseen Bits (BBC1, 8pm) Highlights from the recent series.
The 1% Club (ITV, 8.15) Oh, "add insult to injury". An old edition on VM1 at 8.45,.

Sunday 9 March

In for a Penny (ITV Breakfast Broadcasting, 6am) A classic* episode.
Counterpoint (Radio 4, 4.30) Semi-final 2.
Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 5.30).
Dancing With the Stars (RTÉ1, 6.30) The semi-final.
Dancing on Ice (VM1 and ITV, 6.30) The grand finale. Last in the series.
Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
Y Llais (S4C, 7.30) Working with the mentors. Repeated 10pm Thursday.
Réalta Agua Gaolta (TG4, 8.30) The talented family contest.
The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 9pm) Amphorae for the final.

Weekday Daytimes

Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot 3pm Thu) New on Monday (Wolsingham) and Thursday (25 Years of Bargain Hunt). Repeats elsewhere.
!mpossible (BBC2, 1pm;); Bridge of Lies (BBC2, 1.45); The Tournament (BBC2, 2.30) Repeats.
Countdown (C4, 2.10) Vick Hope. Repeat around 6am next day.
The Finish Line (BBC1, 4.30) A new series of Roman and Sarah's chariot racing show.
Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm) New episodes.
The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
Come Dine with Me (C4, 5.30) New episodes from Cardiff.
House of Games (3) (BBC2, 6pm) Repeats from 2022, with Des Clarke, Rachel Fairburn, Trevor Nelson, Kimberley Nixon.
Eggheads (C5, 6pm) Repeats; two episodes.
Masterchef Usa (Watch, 7pm) New episodes.

Monday 10 March

Just a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) A classic episode.
Lingo (ITV, 3pm) Repeat.
Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) New episode. Horse racing in these hours for the rest of the week.
Gladiators: Epic Pranks (CBBC, 6.30) Electro's dress gets ruined.
One Person Found This Helpful (Radio 4, 6.30) Angela Barnes, Finlay Christie, Catherie Bohart, Rajiv Karia.
Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Henry II, Miss Marple novels, Wales rugby since 2000, Friday Night Dinner.
Chess Masters Colon The Endgame (BBC2, 8pm) Sue Perkins hosts a high-stakes [checks notes] chess contest.
University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Group phase 5.
Scotland's Greatest Escape (BBC Scotland, 10.30) To start the series, Grado and Judith Ralston are in Perthshire.
Have I Got a Bit More Old News For You (BBC1, 10.40; NI 11.10) From autumn 2023: Guz Khan, Ross Noble, Janet Street-Porter.

Tuesday 11 March

Booked (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Literary silliness from 1997.
Gladiators: Epic Pranks (CBBC, 6.30) Comet goes for a Christmas photoshoot.
Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) Northern Ireland.
Home of the Year (RTÉ1, 8.30).
QI XL (BBC2, 9pm; Wales 11.50) Unsavoury, with Gyles Brandreth, Judi Love, Kiri Pritchard-McLean.
Popmaster tv (More4, 9pm) The grand final.
Outsiders (BBC2, 9.45; Wales 11.05) Shown on UKTV G2 in 2021.

Wednesday 12 March

Smart TV (Sky Maximillian, 2am; repeated The Satellite Channel and Sky Maximillian, 9pm) Gyles Brandreth, Sope Dirisu, Helen George, Judi Love.
It's Your Round (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Improvised games.
Gladiators: Epic Pranks (CBBC, 6.30) Athena is broccoli.
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm) Nigel Planer and Alexei Sayle, with Natasha Raskin Sharp and James Braxton.
Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) Blueberry pie.
Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld and The Satellite Channel, 8pm) The grand final is at Stonehenge. Followed by The Winner's Commission (Artsworld, 9pm)

Thursday 13 March

Who Goes There (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Biography quiz, first heard in 2000.
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm; not NI, Wales) Repeat: Sima Kotecha and Bobby Friction.
Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) Motorcycle clothing.
Great Local Menu (BBC2, 8pm) This week's guest judge is Pamela Ballantine.

Friday 14 March

Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.32).
The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) From spring 2022.
Pointless repeats (Eden, 7pm) Normal people episodes from 2021.
One Question (C4, 8pm) More couples try to find the one question.
Beat the Chasers (ITV, 9pm) Repeat.
The Yankee Traitors (BBC3, 9.30) The "reunion".

Sign language interpretation

Deal or No Deal (ITV2, 9.55am Sat) Three episodes (ITV2, 10.30am Sun) Two episodes.
Gladiators (BBC2, 1am Tue, 12.35am Wed).
Ainsley's National Trust Cook Off (ITV, 3am Wed)
The Great Pottery Throw Down (C4, 3.50am Wed).
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 8am Wed). From the 2023-4 series.
Great Local Menu (BBC2, 12.35am Thu, 12.05am Fri, 1.25am Sat) Last week's episodes
The Money List (RTÉ1, 3.30am Thu) Last year's series.
Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 5am Thu).
Limitless Win (ITV, 5.05am Fri) This year's series.

Challenge

Saturday

7am The Chase 9am Bruce's Price is Right 10am Supermarket Sweep 11am Famous Family Fortunes 1pm Cash Trapped 3pm Bullseye 4pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase

Sunday

7am The Bidding Room 10am The Crystal Maze 11am Play Your Cards Right 12 noon Dickinson's Real Deal 1pm Blankety Blank 3pm Through the Keyhole 4pm Cash Trapped 5pm The Chase

Monday - Tuesday

7am The Chase 10am The Bidding Room 11am Play Your Cards Right 12 noon Tenable 1pm Family Fortunes 3pm Catchphrase 4pm Blockbusters 5pm The Crystal Maze 6pm The Bidding Room 7pm Tenable 8pm The Chase 10pm Tenable 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight The Weakest Link 1am The Crystal Maze 2am The Chase 4am Tenable 5am Bullseye

Wednesday - Friday

As Monday except at 5pm Bullseye